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Salusky, Ida R.; Reed, Jordan; Walker, Toni; Worthy, Glen; Gordon, Derrick – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
Adult education centres provide a final opportunity for adult learners who have transitioned out of mainstream schools to earn a high school degree. These centers overwhelmingly serve low-income, African-American and Latinx students whose needs were not met by traditional schools. Adult Education Centers are underfunded, under-resourced and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs, Equal Education
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Knutas, Agneta – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2013
In times of global influence, compulsory education in the Nordic countries has promoted democracy as choice since the 1990s, as enhancing an individual good. Supporting education for democracy is a matter that concerns the world and society on the topic of "what shall he do? Shall he act for this or that end?". This indicates that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Educational Theories, Focus Groups
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Glorieux, Ignace; Heyman, Ryfka; Jegers, Marc; Taelman, Maaike – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011
In Belgium, the Exam Board (EB) and the Secondary School for Adults (SSA) are two different ways to attain a secondary diploma after leaving secondary school without a diploma. The SSA is part of the regular educational system and organises courses with an adult approach. The EB is a flexible system in which students prepare themselves to do…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Certification